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A ‘stay-in-your-lane’ philosophy: Colorado’s chief justice speaks to role of government at MSU Denver
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In a wide-ranging discussion last week at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke to her own views on the proper role of government, describing her belief that all branches should adhere to their designated “lanes.” “It requires every part of democracy to kind of play its role in that system. And when…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters on Auraria Campus, university officials meet, fail to reach agreement
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Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on Denver’s Auraria Campus told university officials they are engaged in “civil disobedience” and have no plans to dismantle the tents. Meanwhile, the officials reiterated that the activists may engage in a peaceful protest — but they need to take the encampment down, as it violates campus policy. That’s…
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Cyberattack disables Colorado public defender’s network; groups seek cap on property tax revenue growth; lawmakers eye ban on cellphones while driving | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 13, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Two groups at the opposite ends of major tax policies in past years have banded together to push for a ballot measure to reduce residential and business property tax rates down to roughly 2022 levels and cap future revenue growth to no more…
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Colorado’s lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old
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As Colorado marks another COVID-19 anniversary, the takeaway for historians and epidemiologists is as simple as it is jarring: Americans haven’t learned the lessons from history. Three years ago Sunday, Colorado reported its first COVID-19 case – a 30-something male skier who had traveled to Italy. Eight days later, on March 13, an El Paso…
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Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more money?
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Colorado colleges and universities would get a special designation if they enroll a high number of students who are the first in their families to go to college, under a bill proposed this year. The largely symbolic bill has fed a bigger debate about how Colorado funds its public colleges. It also spurred a conversation…
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Republicans on course to win 3 out of 4 CU Board of Regents elections, net 0 seats | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Unofficial election results show Republicans will fight to at least a draw, and appear on course to do better, in the four University of Colorado’s Board of Regents races up for grabs on Tuesday night. But the Democratic majority on the board is poised to remain the same. The Associated Press has declared GOP candidates victorious…
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Political protests seem at all time high, but do they work?
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Protests, email and letter writing campaigns targeted at members of Congress and packed town hall meetings have seemingly become the norm since Donald Trump assumed the presidency. Opposition is nothing new to anyone who’s sat in the Oval Office – or in any elected office for that matter – and tried to carry out new…
